No doubt all the Iraqi Christians who have resettled around the world are worried sick about their relatives and friends left behind.
Iraqi Christians in San Diego County fear U.S. airstrikes are too late
Catholics fleeing Mosul, Iraq, 'lost everything: homes, jobs, savings, lives,' recent immigrant says
EL CAJON, Calif. One of the biblical readings at the Sunday Mass at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Syriac Catholic Church here contained a passage from Ephesians, complete with the warning "do not leave room for the devil."
The passage had a particular poignancy for the 300-plus parishioners attending the overflow Mass because, as one parishioner explained, "The devil is loose in our homeland."
All but a handful of the parish families are recent immigrants from Iraq. A church service in Arabic and Aramaic makes them feel more at home in their new country.
But most have relatives and close friends trapped in the northern part of Iraq, which is under attack by Sunni Islamic militants who are sworn enemies of Christianity and Christians.
The U.S. took away Saddam Hussein and that was very important to us. But when they went away, they didn't leave good people in control.
- Msgr. Emad Hanna Al-Shaikh, pastor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Syriac Catholic Church in El Cajon, Calif.
A sign outside the church has a simple plea, "Save Iraqi Christians." Small American flags adorn the iron fence.
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Iraqi Christians in San Diego County fear U.S. airstrikes are too late
Catholics fleeing Mosul, Iraq, 'lost everything: homes, jobs, savings, lives,' recent immigrant says
EL CAJON, Calif. One of the biblical readings at the Sunday Mass at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Syriac Catholic Church here contained a passage from Ephesians, complete with the warning "do not leave room for the devil."
The passage had a particular poignancy for the 300-plus parishioners attending the overflow Mass because, as one parishioner explained, "The devil is loose in our homeland."
All but a handful of the parish families are recent immigrants from Iraq. A church service in Arabic and Aramaic makes them feel more at home in their new country.
But most have relatives and close friends trapped in the northern part of Iraq, which is under attack by Sunni Islamic militants who are sworn enemies of Christianity and Christians.
The U.S. took away Saddam Hussein and that was very important to us. But when they went away, they didn't leave good people in control.
- Msgr. Emad Hanna Al-Shaikh, pastor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Syriac Catholic Church in El Cajon, Calif.
A sign outside the church has a simple plea, "Save Iraqi Christians." Small American flags adorn the iron fence.
Continue reading at:
Iraqi Christians in San Diego County fear U.S. airstrikes are too late - LA Times.